u2 van diemen’s land

capo 4

intro

G5 D A D G5 – D

verse

hold me now , oh hold me now
D G5 D G5 D

till this hour has gone around
Bm G5 A Asus4 A

and i’m gone on the rising tide
F#m Bm G5

for to face van diemen’s land
D A D G5 D

it’s a bitter pill i swallow here
D G5 D G5 D

to be rent from one so dear
Bm G5 A Asus4 A

we fought for justice and not for gain
F#m Bm G5

but the magistrate sent me away
D A D G5 D

now kings will rule and the poor will toil
D G5 D G5 D

and tear their hands as they tear the soil
Bm G5 A

but a day will come in the dawning age
F#m Bm G5

when an honest man sees an honest wage
D A D G5 D

hold me now , hold me now
D G5 D G5 D

till this hour has gone around
Bm G5 A

and i’m gone on the rising tide
F#m Bm G5

for to face van diemen’s land
D A D G5 D

still the gunman rules and widows pay
a scarlet coat now a black beret
they thought that blood and sacrifice
could out of death bring forth a life